Comments on: Wing Tips: Sizing

By: It’s Been That Kind of Week! : Awakened Aesthetic

It’s Been That Kind of Week! : Awakened Aesthetic — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:35:12 +0000

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By: Bonne Vie - The Demoiselles

Bonne Vie - The Demoiselles — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:45:16 +0000

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Bubble Hems - What say you? | Broke & Beautiful — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:57:22 +0000

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By: Jennifer Nicole

Jennifer Nicole — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:54:57 +0000

Exactly! I would rather have something that fits well and looks good than be able to brag about wearing a six (especially if I’m muffin-topping my jeans). No one sees that number but the girl wearing the pants, you know?

By: Birdie

Birdie — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:28:37 +0000

Wait, wait, wait… the thing is, Leslie, you are the size you are, no matter who sizes and grades the pattern. US size numbers are sort of arbitrary in relation to standard sizing (though dress sizing seems to run smaller and deviate less from the standard, so you are probably still a 6!) – it’s commonly called catalog sizing in the industry.

When you measure your bust, that number doesn’t change – whether you’re a 6 or an 8. Sizing is sort of a silly irrelevant number compared to a woman’s actual measurements. My trick: I try to stay unattached from the number label. Instead, try to determine whether or not the actual inch-by-inch clothing measurements fits your own.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:56:39 +0000

“where a woman used to be an 8, nowadays she is often a 6″

Wow, that makes me really uncomfortable. I understand being apprehensive of buying larger sizes, but I don’t like that I’m essentially being lied to.

I’ll never be able to feel “good” about fitting into a size 6 dress again.

By: » The Demoiselles

» The Demoiselles — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:13:39 +0000

By: Ashe Mischief

Ashe Mischief — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:27:53 +0000

One tip that I've learned from a many corsetmakers... to help find your natural waist, put the waist tape on your waist, and then stretch from side to side. This will shift the measuring tape in to the narrowest point/your natural waistline. Ashe Mischief’s last blog post..Etsy/Indie Designers: Fun with Fascinators